Manchester Man has same phone number as God

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So according to our local news the phone number of God, as according to current Jim Carrey probable shitfest Bruce Almighty is exactly the same as the home number of some bloke in Manchester who is now receiving seventy calls a day from those wanting a quick word with the Almighty. The clip they showed was classic for two reasons: the phone call taped with the sound of a girl's voice saying "Hello, is this God? Could you call me back please?", and secondly for him on the phone going "yeah yeah, you're forgiven, whatever" to some other poor sod.

― Matt (Matt), Monday, 30 June 2003 22:12 (twenty-two years ago)

oops

― Matt (Matt), Monday, 30 June 2003 22:12 (twenty-two years ago)

wait - do they have 555 numbers in england? and if so how are yall not getting flooded with phone numbers?

― James Blount (James Blount), Monday, 30 June 2003 22:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm presuming it's simply from locals who don't need to dial international codes.

― Matt (Matt), Monday, 30 June 2003 22:30 (twenty-two years ago)

The number in Bruce Almighty isn't a 555, for some reason, and there were a similar bunch of news stories out of the US after the movie opened.

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 30 June 2003 22:35 (twenty-two years ago)

why the hell did they not use a 555 number? did they learn nothing from tommy tutone?

― James Blount (James Blount), Monday, 30 June 2003 22:38 (twenty-two years ago)

It's funny, I wonder if the studio was testing the waters to see if they could start using real-sounding numbers again without provoking hundreds of international wiseasses.

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 30 June 2003 22:40 (twenty-two years ago)

And if so I suppose they were wrong. That reminds me, Magnolia had a real phone number in it too (but with an area code), and there was some sort of recorded Tom Cruise message or something on the other end when people called.

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 30 June 2003 22:41 (twenty-two years ago)

"Hi! This is Tom Cruise, you're wasting your time!"

― Matt (Matt), Monday, 30 June 2003 22:42 (twenty-two years ago)

They didn't use a 555 number because it doesn't matter anymore. 555 is now a real prefix.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Monday, 30 June 2003 22:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Nobody told me.

― s1utsky (slutsky), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 00:06 (twenty-two years ago)

how silly is that??? Has the person at the telephone company who decided to make 555 a real prefix been fired yet?

― MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 08:07 (twenty-two years ago)

can you believe how much money this movie is grossing?

― Stuart (Stuart), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 12:49 (twenty-two years ago)

$220 million already... people really like Jim Carrey that much huh?

― Stuart (Stuart), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 12:50 (twenty-two years ago)

There are real numbers beginning 555 in several British cities - Edinburgh is one.

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 13:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmm, I wonder if there's an Edinburghian with the same phone no as God.

― Matt (Matt), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 14:45 (twenty-two years ago)

TS: phone no vs phone YES!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.epc.buffalo.edu/sound/mp3/sp/scanner/cocteau.mp3

― Momus (Momus), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:54 (twenty-two years ago)

By the way, who is Manchester Man?

― s1utsky (slutsky), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Are people calling and saying, "Are you there? It's me, Margaret."

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 20:20 (twenty-two years ago)

The Bruce Almighty people should have done like the Magnolia people and had a pre-recorded message for God's number. Morgan Freeman's voice: "This is God, and man-oh-man am I gonna fuck you up."

― jewelly (jewelly), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 20:38 (twenty-two years ago)

How do we all know that this Manchester Man isn't God?

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 21:57 (twenty-two years ago)

that's what I'm worried about

― s1utsky (slutsky), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Manchester Man doesn't wish to change his phone no. for "business purposes". He also wears garish tracksuits and has a mock-georgian mansion. I think he's probably making a fortune out of this. I hope so. I always like to see a scally do well.

― Matt (Matt), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 23:08 (twenty-two years ago)

"How do we all know that this Manchester Man isn't God?"

I am.

― Tag (Tag), Wednesday, 2 July 2003 10:43 (twenty-two years ago)

MES blah blah

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Wednesday, 2 July 2003 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

"How do we all know that this Manchester Man isn't God?"

Depends if he was played by Christopher Eccleston I suppose...
The Second Coming

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 2 July 2003 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Newsflash, turns out he is. I was wrong all along and must prepare for the fire. Oh well.

― Matt (Matt), Saturday, 5 July 2003 01:22 (twenty-one years ago)

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